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Loan officers are dramatically cutting their pay to win clients. It’s often illegal. 

Housing Wire

Mortgage rates had climbed close to the 7% range and he was determined to remain competitive on pricing with rival loan officers in North Carolina. After Mike paid his loan officer assistant, he was clearing just 40 bps. The lower comp rate stung. Still, it was better than nothing.

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UWM offers legal support to brokers, accuses Rocket of ‘connections’ with Hunterbrook report

Housing Wire

The wholesale lender said it’s offering legal support to partners in case they are sued and once again accused Rocket Mortgage of being behind the report, which the rival denies. billion of mortgages sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2023 was 6.51%, compared to the 6.81% average for the 30-year fixed rate mortgage.

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Movement sues Summit, former veteran sales executives for poaching

Housing Wire

The transition of three veteran sales executives from South Carolina-based lender Movement Mortgage to its California competitor Summit Funding led to a legal battle over poaching. Increasing the tone of the legal battle, Pennington filed a counterclaim against Movement requesting about $9.8 million in unpaid compensation.

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After exiting wholesale, Fairway hires origination teams across the nation

Housing Wire

The company announced last week that, in April, it welcomed production teams that collectively originated more than $500 million in mortgage volume in 2023. from Q1 2023. As of Monday, the company had 2,824 sponsored loan officers and 860 active branch locations, per the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System (NMLS).

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FHFA language disclosure rule stokes fears of legal blowback

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency will now require lenders to provide data on borrowers’ language preferences in order to sell loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , a move which could invite fair lending lawsuits. The post FHFA language disclosure rule stokes fears of legal blowback appeared first on HousingWire.

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Loan Factory sued by originators for alleged use of unauthorized information

Housing Wire

California-based mortgage brokerage Loan Factory was sued by a class of loan originators, who allege that the company used their personal and professional information, without their authorization, on its website in an attempt to drive business. He declined to comment further.

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UWM sues Mortgage Solutions and its owner over EPOs, trademark infringement

Housing Wire

The legal battle follows the creation of a Facebook group called “Rocket Pro TPO vs UWM,” which UWM says Walker founded on Oct. mortgage lender, originating about $108 billion in 2023, per Inside Mortgage Finance estimates. as of December 1, 2023. UWM filed a lawsuit in a U.S. district court in Michigan on Wednesday.

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